Foster Parent Services

Caring for Kids, Inc. helps foster parents meet the needs of the children in their care by providing pre-service training as well as continued training after placement has occurred. Our professionals assess each foster parent’s training needs and provide training opportunities that best fulfill those needs.

Pre-Service Training

Prior to home study approval and before placement can occur, pre-service training is provided to all future foster parents. This training will include Caring for Kids’ policies and procedures as well as the following topics:

The foster care system/process

Separation and loss

Dealing with behavioral challenges

Cultural issues

Caring for a child that has been sexually abused

Certification Renewal

Foster care certifications must be renewed every two years, and at Caring for Kids we help foster parents through this process. Three to four months before the expiration of a foster care certificate Caring for Kids will provide the following services:

Send the required materials for recertification

Conduct a safety audit of the foster parent’s home

Update the foster parent’s homestudy

Verify that foster parents are on track for completing the required training hours and courses necessary to become recertified At the end of a two-year certification, social workers from Caring for Kids will coordinate with a recertification assessor to determine each foster parent’s individual training needs. Based on the results of the assessment, each foster parent will receive a written plan that specifies all of the training required to renew their certification.

If you have further questions or would like additional information regarding the services Caring for Kids provides for foster parents or the certification process, please feel free to email us. We are always happy to take your calls at 800-254-1725